Help:Conventions

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These conventions are being used. The page and category names are important for keeping the catagories (indices) in order.

Also see WikiBird:Bird Name Standards.

Naming Conventions

Page and Category Names

Page typeName formatExampleCategoryComment

Regional guides

region + "birding guide"

Texas birding guide

[[Category:birding guides]]

Bird lists

region + "bird list"

North America bird list

[[Category:Bird lists]]

Family list

Common family name + (region)

Example: Loon (NA)

[[Category:region name families]] - replace region name

The region ia abbreviated. See region codes.

Common name bird pages

Common name

Red-throated Loon

[[Category:bird names (common)]]

  • This pages include a Binomial name bird page as a template from the main namespace. It may pass template parameters.
    • {{:Gavia Stellata}}
    • Template: {{subst:new common bird}}

Binomial name bird pages

Binomial name

Gavia stellata

No categories

Template: {{subst:new bird}}

Regional common name bird pages

Common name (region code)

Red-throated Loon (us-tx)

[[Category:birds (region)]] - replace region


Image Names

  • Bird name or code + image description
    • What coding system? What name?
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